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[laughter] in a way, the washington wizards are looking like the washington generals. they are probably better at this point. rg3 is one step closer to taking the >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. good news, doctors have robert griffin to start on sunday against the eagles. there will be many limitations griffin. is recovering from a knee.ed right washington wins their last two games, able win the .ivision 4-10.gles are it is likely the head coach -- sean mccoy will be back in action. tomorrow'sill take very seriously. >> there is a lot of pride at both us and for them. he would like nothing better than to spoil our chances of advancing. we have got to take care of business. the wizards are downright .ainful to watch right now the head coach is at his wits end. he has been trying to get thrown out for a while. that is bad. he has had enough. the wizards hosting the pistons. they trailed at. third quarter, the wizards rallied. they tried. they were down only 6. this wild sequence sequence happened. i do not know what is going on. th
[laughter] in a way, the washington wizards are looking like the washington generals. they are probably better at this point. rg3 is one step closer to taking the >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. good news, doctors have robert griffin to start on sunday against the eagles. there will be many limitations griffin. is recovering from a knee.ed right washington wins their last two games, able win the .ivision 4-10.gles are it is likely the head coach --...
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a rare moment in washington where democrats and republicans came together. that american hero. we'll talk about the rest of the week's politicians on our roundtable joined by peggy noonan of "the wall street journal," mayor cory booker of newark, abc's political analyst matthew dowd, also grover norquist, also an nra board member and katrina vanden heuvel, publisher and editor of "the nation," and you also write a weekly column for washingtonpost.com. you have a blow-by-blow account of how the speaker's plan collapsed after the president's plan collapsed, as well. in your view what went wrong? it seems like there were so many wrong turns and an absolute collapse. >> yeah, it has been a bit of a debacle, i think you can say. i think the speaker has been in an impossible situation, and i think that he tried to put forward a plan that just might save things a little, and it didn't work. i do think part of the story, which doesn't get enough attention from folks like us, is that the president has been a little michael corleone towards the republicans in the negotiations with boehne
a rare moment in washington where democrats and republicans came together. that american hero. we'll talk about the rest of the week's politicians on our roundtable joined by peggy noonan of "the wall street journal," mayor cory booker of newark, abc's political analyst matthew dowd, also grover norquist, also an nra board member and katrina vanden heuvel, publisher and editor of "the nation," and you also write a weekly column for washingtonpost.com. you have a blow-by-blow...
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this is "washington business report" withbc7 national correspondent becca cooper. >> well, and thanks for joining us for a look at this week's business and fance news here in the washingn region. we are relieved the mayans looked to have been wrong. negotiations betwe president obama andohn boehner. what became of f all the stocks? -- all thsoe talks? capitohill setback in spite of better than expected grth nunumbers. we have all that and more with our roundtable coming up. first, two big industries during the holiday season -- food and cabs. hans hess is the ner and founder of a burger chain t that started in washington but now has gone global. thank you for joining us. where do we start? elevation burger was the originalaby. let'start there. you grew up in california an you got a degree in physics and then a master's degreen theology. you and i i were talking before the show started. you he worked d just about everherere. whatat got youou to elevation burger? i i worked on the hill for about a year in 199and wrotote a paper abobout how microbes are killing people. when i had the ide
this is "washington business report" withbc7 national correspondent becca cooper. >> well, and thanks for joining us for a look at this week's business and fance news here in the washingn region. we are relieved the mayans looked to have been wrong. negotiations betwe president obama andohn boehner. what became of f all the stocks? -- all thsoe talks? capitohill setback in spite of better than expected grth nunumbers. we have all that and more with our roundtable coming up....
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. >> let me ask you about another washington story. we're nine days away from going over the fiscal cliff. any progress to speak of today? >> there are a number of members of congress today asking that the president and the speaker try one more time. both republicans and democrats and the senate are saying the chances of that big debt reducing deal really are lost. it's now a small deal, they expect it out of the senate probably later this week. >> david kerley reporting from washington tonight. thank you. >>> president obama attended the burial today of daniel inouhe. it was a 19-gun salute when the senator's coffin arrived at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific. he was the first japanese american elected to both houses of congress, the second longest serving senator in american history. he was 88 years old. >> the other big story we're following tonight, with a third of all americans traveling for the holidays, meteorologists are worried about the nightmare after christmas. two new storms are moving in. we'll get the foreca
. >> let me ask you about another washington story. we're nine days away from going over the fiscal cliff. any progress to speak of today? >> there are a number of members of congress today asking that the president and the speaker try one more time. both republicans and democrats and the senate are saying the chances of that big debt reducing deal really are lost. it's now a small deal, they expect it out of the senate probably later this week. >> david kerley reporting from...
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good to see you. >> thank you. >> a lot of drama happening in washington. let's talk about the fiscal cliff. what's your take on how this plays out? now with just a few days left in the year to get this deal done. >> i don't think they're going to come back after christmas. i think that we will see them back in early january to make a compromise. i think that comp promise is gog be in between where the president is and where the speaker is. >> you say ve go off the fiscal cliff then? >> yes, do. >> do you think we will see the economy hit recession? that was the expectation, right? >> no. that is the expectation but i don't think so. i think there's been a lot of drama, especially on the tax increase side. the tax increase side is do symbolic. at the end of the day it's not going to have any impact on the deficit or controlling our spending. what's going to have to happen is the spending cut. i think that's where the speaker was having difficulty getting support, is not being specific about where these cuts are coming from. >> where should the cuts come fro
good to see you. >> thank you. >> a lot of drama happening in washington. let's talk about the fiscal cliff. what's your take on how this plays out? now with just a few days left in the year to get this deal done. >> i don't think they're going to come back after christmas. i think that we will see them back in early january to make a compromise. i think that comp promise is gog be in between where the president is and where the speaker is. >> you say ve go off the...
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let me ask you about another big issue in washington right now. in this toxic environment any chance that the president can make any headway on his desire to change the laws around guns? >> it's another big question. you saw what happened on friday. the nra, the national rifle association came out with their first response to the newtown tragedy and their bottom line, there shouldn't be any new gun control. you heard wayne lapierre say the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun so they're staking their claim there, and on the other hand, you see some prominent nra members came out like senator joe manchin and wants tolimit magazine clips. i believe something will come out. the key is speed and that's why the president has asked vice president biden to come back with his recommendations before the end of january. >> the trick is given how partisan things are, will that happen? all right, george, merry christmas, great to he have you. and be sure to join george when his guests include asa hutchinson, the head of the nra natio
let me ask you about another big issue in washington right now. in this toxic environment any chance that the president can make any headway on his desire to change the laws around guns? >> it's another big question. you saw what happened on friday. the nra, the national rifle association came out with their first response to the newtown tragedy and their bottom line, there shouldn't be any new gun control. you heard wayne lapierre say the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good...
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. >> we are a car culture and the experts tell us half of washington, d.c. travelers taking their vehicles on the road. gas prices are down and traffic on the highways is up. it's be christmas eve eve. >> take a rest. get a drink and keep going. >> a loaded car and carrier. >> with my mother it is not easy to get her on a plane. >> her ride packed with family presents, a and the beagle. >> it is 32 miles to the gallon. >> he is not alone on i-95 south in dale city. >> now, we're not moving at all. >> this is typical. >> dorothy is one of the 83 million americans hitting the roads this weekend. >> right around here it gets bad, it speeds up and slows down. >> all talk at the rest stops is 7% fall in gas prices make the car a better choice than a plane. even if you are the jazz family driving from montreal to florida. >> here it is $50 and $100 in canada. >> aaa says only 6% of travelers are flying. 100,000 are taking trains or buses. >> it took me $40 to fill up my tank. >> at least this time around the car is king. even if you have to pack your patience. >>
. >> we are a car culture and the experts tell us half of washington, d.c. travelers taking their vehicles on the road. gas prices are down and traffic on the highways is up. it's be christmas eve eve. >> take a rest. get a drink and keep going. >> a loaded car and carrier. >> with my mother it is not easy to get her on a plane. >> her ride packed with family presents, a and the beagle. >> it is 32 miles to the gallon. >> he is not alone on i-95 south...
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. >> this week on "inside washington," john boehner's plan b collalapses and the house goes home for christmas. >> it is hard to get y your mind around said that someone so young could leave us, and such a peaceful communi such an horrific event. >> anonother massacre and another called for gun-control. >> the fact of this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. >> hands brawl after the state depapartment report on benghazi, but are they theey right hands? >> the compound was inadequate for the threat environmnment in benghazi, and in fact, grossly inadequate to deal with the attacks that took place that night. >> wilill former republican senator chuck hagel makee it to the pentntagon? >> the house did not take up the tax measure today because it t did not have suffificient support from our mberto pass. house speaker john boehner's statement on thursday evening as he stood in front of the house republican conference on thursday night, he recited the serenity prayer. don, grarant me the serenity to accept the things that i cannot change, and close the house fo
. >> this week on "inside washington," john boehner's plan b collalapses and the house goes home for christmas. >> it is hard to get y your mind around said that someone so young could leave us, and such a peaceful communi such an horrific event. >> anonother massacre and another called for gun-control. >> the fact of this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. >> hands brawl after the state depapartment report on benghazi, but...
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basically the of washington. now there has been all the scandal that jackson's wife is going to be first lady. now basically jackson asks dean's new wife to be the hostess at the white house. to preside at the knocker rupaul and they would say the mistress of the white house which has a different meaning today. is a huge scandal. jackson's cabinet, most of his cabinet boycotts inartful ceremonies and they don't meet as a cabinet. takes jackson month -- months because the cabinet wives would not allow the cabinet husbands to be with jackson because little peg would be there and who knows about the relationship between jackson and little peg when they were in congress? the congressional wives are basically agreed -- bringing government to a standstill. this was over peggy and the cabinet wives. daniel webster had a popular toast in washingtwashingt on in reference to this. he would say here's the next cabinet, may they all be bachelors or widowers. they called a petticoat government so the wives were disrupting thi
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nothing in washington is as annoyed. but certainly nothing. they may have threatened my career or tried to, my financial ability, you know, my reputation is subject to all those things. but nothing like that. >> host: this citizen of the world twitter person says will will you take the sec position of fast? >> oh, of course. i'm not holding my breath. simon johnson was kind enough to suggest that i would be a worthy successor to mary schapiro. but my greatest professional license would be to have a strong impact. and i would do it in a heartbeat. that being said, while i appreciate -- greatly appreciate this, i don't think it is incredibly likely i will be getting this going forward. >> host: susan from fort lauderdale. you are on again with neil barofsky. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. i would like you to name names. who are these criminals. how can we get them into prison? >> guest: i think unfortunately we are running out of time. you know, there is a five-year statute of limitations for most of the activity that would've left the
nothing in washington is as annoyed. but certainly nothing. they may have threatened my career or tried to, my financial ability, you know, my reputation is subject to all those things. but nothing like that. >> host: this citizen of the world twitter person says will will you take the sec position of fast? >> oh, of course. i'm not holding my breath. simon johnson was kind enough to suggest that i would be a worthy successor to mary schapiro. but my greatest professional license...
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is washington next? is this oscar winner ready to be a u.s. senator, people are asking him? we have his answer. >>> america's wounded warriors say why they still have reasons to give thanks this christmas. >>> he is known for his award-winning acting in films but could ben affleck be seriously thinking about dumping hollywood for washington? he lives in massachusetts where a u.s. senate seat could open up if john kerry becomes secretary of state. here's what he said today. >> well, one never knows. i'm not one to get into conjecture. i do have a great fondness and admiration for the political process in this country. it's a big deal for know come down here and be on your show they've watched so much, but i'm not going to get into speculation about my political future. >> senator cannery has been nominated to replace secretary of state hillary clinton. he is considered a shoo-in for confirmation, there is likely there will be a vacant seat for the taking in massachusetts soon. >>> cnn newsroom with don lemon coming up in a few minutes. don is here to tell tell us what's ahead
is washington next? is this oscar winner ready to be a u.s. senator, people are asking him? we have his answer. >>> america's wounded warriors say why they still have reasons to give thanks this christmas. >>> he is known for his award-winning acting in films but could ben affleck be seriously thinking about dumping hollywood for washington? he lives in massachusetts where a u.s. senate seat could open up if john kerry becomes secretary of state. here's what he said today....
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and we've switched around, but we've worked real well together in washington. he's a great senator. does a good job on so many different issues. so i've been proud to serve with him and i'll continue to work with him from my approach over at the heritage foundation. tim, i feel the same way you do about our congressional delegation. i could not be prouder of our state for sending folks like this to stand in washington and fight for the right ideas. and they've certainly done it with a lot of integrity and courage and a wonderful man of character. i greatly appreciate it. it's been the honor and privilege of my life to serve the people of south carolina and the united states senate. debbie and i and my whole family are so thankful for the encouragement and support over the years. everywhere we go people just grab our arms and say, "thanks for fighting, we're praying for you." and so often i hear people say, "what can i do?" people in this state want to make a difference, and it really has inspired me to take that idea all around the country, and by doing that i have seen that if we t
and we've switched around, but we've worked real well together in washington. he's a great senator. does a good job on so many different issues. so i've been proud to serve with him and i'll continue to work with him from my approach over at the heritage foundation. tim, i feel the same way you do about our congressional delegation. i could not be prouder of our state for sending folks like this to stand in washington and fight for the right ideas. and they've certainly done it with a lot of...
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host: charles in bosier city, louisiana, you're on the washington journal with stephen dinan of the washington times. caller: merry christmas to y'all. first comment, i just want to know if we're going to get our social security increased. my second comment, and please let me finish on this point. there's a bill in the senate to give the folks of new jersey and new york a $60 billion in cast in disaster relief. i want the people of new york and new jersey to get every penny they need. but this country is broke. mr. coast, the senator from louisiana has brought a billiton -- a bill to the floor. he is a republican -- say hey, wait just a minute let's give you about $17 billion and then all this pork that's in this bill. it is loaded down with pork right now. loaded. harry reid put all kinds of pork in it. like i say, give them the $17 billion and then in about 90 days, come back and see what else the folks need in that area. but i don't believe -- if one republican votes for that $60 billion, every one of them ought to be thrown out for treason in the republican party. host: this is the headlin
host: charles in bosier city, louisiana, you're on the washington journal with stephen dinan of the washington times. caller: merry christmas to y'all. first comment, i just want to know if we're going to get our social security increased. my second comment, and please let me finish on this point. there's a bill in the senate to give the folks of new jersey and new york a $60 billion in cast in disaster relief. i want the people of new york and new jersey to get every penny they need. but this...
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. >>> to washington now and the negotiations over the fiscal cliff. actually, there really aren't any negotiations now. the president is in hawaii. we're in a bit of a holding pattern as both sides dig in their heels. the middle class and small businesses were the focus during the presidential campaign. but, now, they stand to be the biggest losers as the battle in washington pushes us closer to that cliff. cnn's emily schmidt has more. >> go on. >> reporter: there are people who make overcoming obstacles even those towering 40 vertical feet high look easy. these rock climbers the heart of the climbing center business. >> i think with climbing, you have to trust your partner and you have to know that they're holding your rope. >> reporter: this takes team work which is why she's frustrated of another cliff looming in washington. >> so much uncertainty, not just for me as a business owner but for our members and our clientele. >> reporter: with negotiations stalled, she has put plans to expand her business on hold. she's worried because going over the
. >>> to washington now and the negotiations over the fiscal cliff. actually, there really aren't any negotiations now. the president is in hawaii. we're in a bit of a holding pattern as both sides dig in their heels. the middle class and small businesses were the focus during the presidential campaign. but, now, they stand to be the biggest losers as the battle in washington pushes us closer to that cliff. cnn's emily schmidt has more. >> go on. >> reporter: there are...
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america does that mean more massacres like the tragedy in newtown in washington i'm going to. be telling us how you feel about this big story altie dot com is a place where you can tell us what you think should be done to reduce the number of gun deaths in the u.s. this is what you're telling us is take a look at it in the graph thirty five percent of you say the media should be hidden from massacres you say it makes it worse that was makes the headlines does that sort of slightly fewer say nothing can be done while the second amendment is in place by the fifth of respondents the. new gun laws restrictions ten percent of you proposing increasing security in public places. said to be a nervous new year for governments all around the world as wiki leaks promises to publish more than a million secret files over the next twelve months releasing information it claims will affect every single country in the world the pledge came from the whistleblower web site's founder julian assange actually delivered a christmas address to supporters who gathered outside the room to see a member
america does that mean more massacres like the tragedy in newtown in washington i'm going to. be telling us how you feel about this big story altie dot com is a place where you can tell us what you think should be done to reduce the number of gun deaths in the u.s. this is what you're telling us is take a look at it in the graph thirty five percent of you say the media should be hidden from massacres you say it makes it worse that was makes the headlines does that sort of slightly fewer say...
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of americans from adopting russian children in response to washington stopping sanctions on russian officials. and wiki leaks. revelations promising more than a million the secret files will leave no government around the world. live from the r.t. news center in h.d. and wide screen welcome to our roundup of the top stories of the last seven days with me kevin our intern i. am the gyptian is about this a in the historic vote on the new constitution that revealed deep divisions within the country inspired violent protests the majority appear to have said yes tonight to the islamist drafted document but the opposition claims the referendum was riddled with fraud and is demanding an inquiry here's our current journalist true first. the preliminary results are in for egypt's contentious constitutional referendum egypt appears to voted for the constitution sixty four percent say yes. thirty six percent have said no this comes after mass to send in the streets across the country with a past three weeks against this constitution opposition forces say force a presidential dictatorship and was drafted
of americans from adopting russian children in response to washington stopping sanctions on russian officials. and wiki leaks. revelations promising more than a million the secret files will leave no government around the world. live from the r.t. news center in h.d. and wide screen welcome to our roundup of the top stories of the last seven days with me kevin our intern i. am the gyptian is about this a in the historic vote on the new constitution that revealed deep divisions within the...
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i am moscow moved a step closer to planning americans from adopting russian children in response to washington slapping sanctions on russian officials. and wiki leaks proposed revelations promising more that a million secret files will leave the government around the world. live from the new center in h.d. widescreen a welcome to you it's a round up of the top stories of the last seven days with me. and the chimp shouldn't have had their say in the storage vote on the new constitution that revealed deep divisions within the country and sparked violent protests the majority appeared of saying yes to the islamist after document but the opposition claims the referendum was riddled with fraud and is demanding an inquiry now first his cairo based journalist tell true. the preliminary results are in for egypt's contentious constitutional referendum egypt appears to voted for the constitution sixty four percent say yes. thirty six percent have said no this comes after mass dissent in the streets across the country with a cast three weeks against this constitution opposition forces say force a preside
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and how much is it everybody else in washington? >> yes. i don't believe blame simply the president. i think there is plenty of blame to go around but i would say, we need to stop blaming. you can't fix the problem while you are fixing the blame. i have trained leaders, literally all around the world. for the last 30 years and one of the things i teach in leadership, is that leaders accept the responsibility and accept the blame and they give away the credit. and i see a lot of politicians doing the exact opposite today. you blame, b-lame, every time you blame you are being lame and i wish both sides would stop blaming and sta fixing the problem. >> chris: finally, pastor, even if a bleak season like this year and, obviously, newtown is going to color everything about the rest of the season, we still look forward to christmas. do you have a message for all of us? myself, all of our viewers, this year, sir? >> yes, you know, chris, the purpose of christmas is actually found in the three statements at the angels made at the very first christm
and how much is it everybody else in washington? >> yes. i don't believe blame simply the president. i think there is plenty of blame to go around but i would say, we need to stop blaming. you can't fix the problem while you are fixing the blame. i have trained leaders, literally all around the world. for the last 30 years and one of the things i teach in leadership, is that leaders accept the responsibility and accept the blame and they give away the credit. and i see a lot of...
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. >> the current battle in washington has to do with the fiscal cliff. two senior senators took to the airwaves today to discuss what happens next. democrat chuck schumer and suggested republicans needed to work on a partisan solution and accept the reality of tax increases. republican senator lindsey graham says he does not expect a big deal until the next round of debt ceiling talks. >> our republican colleagues, by refusing to go along with revenues, are risking the fiscal cliff. >> there will not be a big deal. the chance for a big deal is with the debt ceiling. that is one of will have leverage to turn the country around. >> president obama urged congress to get a deal done when they returned from christmas break. president obama was among the dignitaries that attended the memorial service for the senator. the world war ii was the first japanese-american elected to both houses of congress, serving hawaii for 50 years. he died of respiratory complications last monday. he was 88 years old. former president bush is still in stable condition in a housto
. >> the current battle in washington has to do with the fiscal cliff. two senior senators took to the airwaves today to discuss what happens next. democrat chuck schumer and suggested republicans needed to work on a partisan solution and accept the reality of tax increases. republican senator lindsey graham says he does not expect a big deal until the next round of debt ceiling talks. >> our republican colleagues, by refusing to go along with revenues, are risking the fiscal cliff....
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we will talk to the washington humane society coming up. don't go away. who is responsible for the country being perched at the edge of the fiscal cliff? there is a lot of finger-pointing going on these days. one of chris wallace's guests places it squarely on the white house. that story coming up next. >>> we are now nine days away from the fiscal cliff. what happens to you if there is no deal? well, your taxes are going to go up, no doubt about that. the tax policy center says households with an annual income of $20,000 to $30,000 can expect to pay $1,064 more in taxes. the average tax increase for someone making between $50,000 and $75,000 a year is $2,399 and for those making diss 100,000 to $200,000 a tax increase of more than $6,000 awaits you. there is only one person that can provide the leadership and that is the president of the united states. >> no, sir. >> there is only one person that can provide the leadership. rather than campaigning he should be here leading and, woulding with people and talking to folks on both sides of the aisle to get a
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in sight, the president and speaker boehner are thousands of miles away from each other, each left washington for the holiday. we will have live report from hawaii and the latest on the fiscal cliff talks in just a few minutes as well. it's official, bp oil company will have to pay up to $7.8 billion, that is the class action settlement amount they agreed to pay to 100,000 businesses and individual has h by the biggest oil spill in history. the settlement was finalized yesterday, a lot of them are opting out and pursuing lawsuits of their own. >>> more affects of a brand new government's growing pans. this man announced that political life does not agree with him and he will go back to being a judge. it's the same day that the people are voting for a change to the new islamist backed constitution. protests broke out last month when the president gave himself near absolute power. >>> a eczema reason is freed today and heading home. he was locked up on weapons charges. he was threatened and chained to a bed and never saw a judge. the u.s. diplomats got involved and convinced mexican authorities
in sight, the president and speaker boehner are thousands of miles away from each other, each left washington for the holiday. we will have live report from hawaii and the latest on the fiscal cliff talks in just a few minutes as well. it's official, bp oil company will have to pay up to $7.8 billion, that is the class action settlement amount they agreed to pay to 100,000 businesses and individual has h by the biggest oil spill in history. the settlement was finalized yesterday, a lot of them...
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kahol armstrong is a top chef in washington d.c. his restaurant, eve, has been serving the randall lineback for four years. a pleasure for the palate. conservation is an extra side dish. many diners would hardly recognize this organic, lean grass-fed meat as beef. a far cry from the fatty, marbled steaks american diners crave, and more than three times the cost, meaning only exclusive chefs like armstrong can get their hands on the delicate and difficult to prepare meat. >> this is never going to be in mcdonald's, so this animal has got to go to higher-end use. >> what's the most important thing? saving a cow or that you're creating this new eating experience? >> for me the most important thing is you're saving an animal that would otherwise go extinct. i think it's a piece of the nature and natural beauty that just needs to be kept going. >> reporter: dan lothian, cnn, chapel hill farms, virginia. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cab
kahol armstrong is a top chef in washington d.c. his restaurant, eve, has been serving the randall lineback for four years. a pleasure for the palate. conservation is an extra side dish. many diners would hardly recognize this organic, lean grass-fed meat as beef. a far cry from the fatty, marbled steaks american diners crave, and more than three times the cost, meaning only exclusive chefs like armstrong can get their hands on the delicate and difficult to prepare meat. >> this is never...
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hello again from fox news in washington. at christmas, people who are naughty get coal in their stockings and at the white house and congress -- if the white house and congress don't make a deal in the next nine days to avoid the fiscal cliff we ring in the new year with big tax increases and spending cuts. here to talk about what is going to happen are two leading senators. john barasso, chairman of the republican policy committee and from new york democrat kent conrad, chairman of the senate budget committee. senators welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> thanks for having me. >> good to be with you. >> chris: before heading to hawaii for christmas the president laid out a new stripped down plan to avert the fiscal cliff. here is what it is. extend the bush tax cuts for people making less than $250,000. extend unemployment benefits for the 2 million people who will run out next month and delay the sequester of $110 billion in spending cuts next year. for all of the talk of $4 trillion in debt reduction this plan would only
hello again from fox news in washington. at christmas, people who are naughty get coal in their stockings and at the white house and congress -- if the white house and congress don't make a deal in the next nine days to avoid the fiscal cliff we ring in the new year with big tax increases and spending cuts. here to talk about what is going to happen are two leading senators. john barasso, chairman of the republican policy committee and from new york democrat kent conrad, chairman of the senate...
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moscow moves a step closer to banning americans from adopting russian children response to washington stopping sanctions on russian officials. and wiki leaks some new year revelations. promises of more than a million secret files will leave government untouched. from without. carry just. egyptians have had their say in the historic vote on the new constitution that's reveal the deep divisions within the country and sparked violent protests the majority appear to have said yes to the islamist drafted document but the opposition claims the referendum was riddled with fraud and promises to appeal the results in cairo based journalist true. the preliminary results are in for egypt's contentious constitutional referendum egypt appears to voted for the constitution sixty four percent say yes. thirty six percent have said no this comes after mass to send in the streets across the country with the cost three weeks against this constitution opposition forces say for the presidential dictatorship and was drafted by an islamist dominated assembly of the twenty seven governors that went to vote i
moscow moves a step closer to banning americans from adopting russian children response to washington stopping sanctions on russian officials. and wiki leaks some new year revelations. promises of more than a million secret files will leave government untouched. from without. carry just. egyptians have had their say in the historic vote on the new constitution that's reveal the deep divisions within the country and sparked violent protests the majority appear to have said yes to the islamist...
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a step closer to banning americans from adopting russian children response to washington sanctions on russian officials. we can expect some new year revelations to. leave no government untouched. you're watching our weekly news review live from moscow welcome to the program now egyptians have had their say in the historic vote on a new constitution that's revealed a deep divisions within the country and sparked violent protests the majority said yes to the document but the opposition claims the referendum is riddled with fraud and promises to appeal the results. the preliminary results are in for egypt's contentious constitutional referendum egypt appears to voted for the constitution sixty four percent say yes. thirty six percent have said no this comes after mass to send in the streets across the country with a cast three weeks against this constitution opposition forces say force a presidential dictatorship and was drafted by an islamist dominated assembly of the twenty seven governors that went to vote in the last week only three voted against the constitution. this in the last ro
a step closer to banning americans from adopting russian children response to washington sanctions on russian officials. we can expect some new year revelations to. leave no government untouched. you're watching our weekly news review live from moscow welcome to the program now egyptians have had their say in the historic vote on a new constitution that's revealed a deep divisions within the country and sparked violent protests the majority said yes to the document but the opposition claims the...
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the service came on a day when we also saw washington at its worst. the president and congressional leaders leaving town after partisanship again prevailed and they were unable to find a way to stave off what could be real economic chaos. and what other word but inexplicable could one use to describe the news conference called by the national rifle association? inouye's generation will forever be remembered for the common sense, the inner strength that got it through the great depression, and above all the courage. the courage that led it to confront nazism, the greatest evil the world has ever known. the president said he hoped people would drink some egg nog and sing a few christmas carols and then come back to washington and start over on finding ways to solve problems. maybe we could also reflect just fair moment on the courage of inouye's generation and what that has meant to those of us who came after. back in a minute. the data she shares from comments, reviews, and social networks tells a company what to make. what it's made from, how it's shi
the service came on a day when we also saw washington at its worst. the president and congressional leaders leaving town after partisanship again prevailed and they were unable to find a way to stave off what could be real economic chaos. and what other word but inexplicable could one use to describe the news conference called by the national rifle association? inouye's generation will forever be remembered for the common sense, the inner strength that got it through the great depression, and...
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america does that mean more massacres like the tragedy in newtown in washington i'm going to. tell us what you think can be done to reduce the number of gun deaths in the u.s. your views. thirty five percent of you think the media should be full begin should say from overhyping message so if you are saying nothing can be done while the second amendment is in place if the respondents. knew. well ten percent propose increasing security in public places you can have your say by heading to. there's been a series of tit for tat moves between moscow and washington this week including a ban in progress to stop americans adopting russian children which was approved by russia's house of parliament thousands of americans responded by asking the white house to consider imposing sanctions on russian lawmakers russian band which is also within the country it's part of why don't they just nation and to target those who abuse their rights in russian so it was sparked by washington imposing travel and financial restrictions on russian officials suspected of involvement in the death of. he die
america does that mean more massacres like the tragedy in newtown in washington i'm going to. tell us what you think can be done to reduce the number of gun deaths in the u.s. your views. thirty five percent of you think the media should be full begin should say from overhyping message so if you are saying nothing can be done while the second amendment is in place if the respondents. knew. well ten percent propose increasing security in public places you can have your say by heading to. there's...
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lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. le >>> as the war in syria goes on, thousands in the country are hoping for humanitarian assistance. we will talk to someone from doctors without borders on the horrifying situation there. eavek and get up and go to the post office anymore. [ male announcer ] with stamps.com you can print real u.s. postage for all your letters and packages. i have exactly the amount of postage i need, the instant i need it. can you print only stamps? no... first class. priority mail. certified. international. and the mail man picks it up. i don't leave the shop anymore. [ male announcer ] get a 4 week trial plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> since the war in syria started, 40,000 people have been kill and the united nations estimates 2.5 million people need humanitarian assistance. the international medical humanitarian organization, doctors without borders, says in one city alone there are tens of thousands of peop
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antecedents are mixed up. >> you've got a comparison with george washington washington of course freed his slaves on his death spoke actually after 10 years of trying. >> washington is a marvelous story she wrote about in your last book. >> right. >> [inaudible] it would be political suicide. and, in fact, jefferson recognized at the end of his life that it would not only be suicide, marvelous letter and 1819 of the missouri compromise which he talks about -- [inaudible]. for the first time he recognizes the great war in which hundreds of thousands might die, not necessarily in europe which he always believed, fighting between republicans and regimes, could well be in this new nation fighting between slavery and independeindepende nce. and jefferson does give his own reasons for not freeing his slaves. you're quite right. he never intended to faith and even if he hadn't been in debt. but he did argue that to do so would be civil war and that the only solution would be a scheme in which all slaves moved to the caribbean or back to africa. and, of course, you could argue that it's not ju
antecedents are mixed up. >> you've got a comparison with george washington washington of course freed his slaves on his death spoke actually after 10 years of trying. >> washington is a marvelous story she wrote about in your last book. >> right. >> [inaudible] it would be political suicide. and, in fact, jefferson recognized at the end of his life that it would not only be suicide, marvelous letter and 1819 of the missouri compromise which he talks about --...
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adoptions of russian children in response to washington slapping sanctions on russian officials. to stare at the russian any europe spaniards seize over a hater a budget regrading some grade point sides with a general strike. this is r.t. going to live from moscow i'm marina josh welcome to the program today we take a look at the top stories of the week as well as the latest news. out early results from the final round of voting in egypt's troubled for of random suggest the new constitution is likely to pass and follows nearly a month of protest with the latest violent outbreak being in the country second largest city alexandria journalist bill true has more from the capital cairo. the million dollar question is of course how this will turn out in the first round it was seven fifty seven percent voted in support of the constitution and it's said that this is most likely to be a yes vote in the second round this is because the seventeen governors going to. rule government governorates with a strong mission brotherhood base in them also three only three of the governorates actually
adoptions of russian children in response to washington slapping sanctions on russian officials. to stare at the russian any europe spaniards seize over a hater a budget regrading some grade point sides with a general strike. this is r.t. going to live from moscow i'm marina josh welcome to the program today we take a look at the top stories of the week as well as the latest news. out early results from the final round of voting in egypt's troubled for of random suggest the new constitution is...
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boise state and washington. boise with trickery. washington cuts into the lead with sankey. ran for 209 yards. huskies down one at the half. uw led with 1.22 left but mess seen -- mess seen -- mcino, game winning field goal. >> um later, the 49ers-chicago preview. >> ama: still to come at 11:00, wheel of fort tune controversy. a slip of the tongue cost a woman $4,000. >> money-saving tips for last minute shoppers with michael finney. we'l >> ama: good evening, i'm ama daetz in tonight's headlines we're keeping track of the happen storm, and a canopy at a gas station fell. nobody was hurt. in the oakland hills a tree fell and took powerlines with it. 1500 people were without electricity for an hour. >> there are just a few hours left to finish your holiday shopping. many stores are offering deep discounts and others are staying open longer. one poll says two-thirds of shoppers have not finished getting their holiday gifts. in many instances it's a battle just to find a spot in the parking lot. >> the country is nine days away from falling off the looming fiscal cliff. tonight
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in washington i'm going to. well. you can tell us what you think can be done to reduce the number of gun deaths in the u.s. how your views stack up so far today thirty five percent think the media should be forbidden from overhyping the messages slightly fewer say nothing can be done while the second amendment is in place a fifth of respondents calling for you gun laws and restrictions well ten percent propose increasing security in public places well tell us what you would do heading to dot com. there's been a series of tit for tat moves between moscow and washington this week including a ban in progress to stop americans adopting russian children which was approved by russians they were house of parliament thousands of americans responded by asking the white house to consider imposing sanctions on russian or makers of the russian ban which is also split the public within the country is part of why do that just nations meant to target those who have used the rights of russians of response by washington imposing trave
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>>heather: thank you from washington, dc, steve. >>gregg: president obama spending the christmas holiday in hawaii, a somber moment as the president and the first lady attended a memorial service for daniel inouye, the decorated world war ii veteran and long-serving united states senators who passed away on monday. chief white house correspondent ed henry is live in honolulu. ed? >>reporter: the president gave the eulogy on friday in washington, dc, talking about growing up here in hawaii in the early 70's and seeing then young senator inouye lead the watergate hearings and president obama saying that was one of the earliest political inspirations looking up to that decorated world war ii veteran who continued his public service for some 50 years in the united states senate. a short time ago, senate majority leader harry reid was speaking at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific where senator inouye will be laid to rest. he talks about how senator bob dole came to the capitol last week to pay his last respects to inouye. >>
>>heather: thank you from washington, dc, steve. >>gregg: president obama spending the christmas holiday in hawaii, a somber moment as the president and the first lady attended a memorial service for daniel inouye, the decorated world war ii veteran and long-serving united states senators who passed away on monday. chief white house correspondent ed henry is live in honolulu. ed? >>reporter: the president gave the eulogy on friday in washington, dc, talking about growing up...
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adoptions of russian children in response to washington's slapping sanctions on the russian officials. and a sterile insurrection in europe while spaniards seize over a hated budget strikes in greece put a damper on a credit rating upgrade. this is actually going to be live from moscow i'm marina joshing early results from the final round of voting in egypt's troubled the referendum suggests the new constitution is likely to pass as follows nearly a month of protest where the latest violent i'll break being in the country's second largest city of alexandria journalist bill true has more from the capital cairo. the preliminary results are in for egypt's contentious constitutional referendum egypt appears to voted for the constitution sixty four percent say yes. thirty six percent have said no this comes after mass to send in the streets across the country with the cost three weeks against this constitution opposition forces say force a presidential dictatorship and was drafted by an islamist dominated assembly of the twenty seven governors that went to vote in the last week only three
adoptions of russian children in response to washington's slapping sanctions on the russian officials. and a sterile insurrection in europe while spaniards seize over a hated budget strikes in greece put a damper on a credit rating upgrade. this is actually going to be live from moscow i'm marina joshing early results from the final round of voting in egypt's troubled the referendum suggests the new constitution is likely to pass as follows nearly a month of protest where the latest violent...
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barbara, you know your way around washington, you know the political landscape there. how did what could only be described as a rant go over in your fair city? >> well i think one of the big questions right now, i think for the whole country, tragically, unbelievably, this newtown massacre. was this in fact the 9/11 moment, if you will for the issue of gun violence. has it fundamentally changed the american fabric of society. that is concerned about this issue. will that be enough to push the political landscape. senator dianne feinstein of course, democrat of california, very powerful within the democratic party. and the senate. she says she is going to introduce legislation when the congress comes back in january. on controlling the sale of assault weapons again. big question, will that ban on the sale of assault weapons be reinstated. it's all a question of how much political muscle is behind each side. and how much mr. la pierre may, may have damaged the nra's case. by virtue of how that friday press conference went over. miguel? >> barbara starr, thank you very mu
barbara, you know your way around washington, you know the political landscape there. how did what could only be described as a rant go over in your fair city? >> well i think one of the big questions right now, i think for the whole country, tragically, unbelievably, this newtown massacre. was this in fact the 9/11 moment, if you will for the issue of gun violence. has it fundamentally changed the american fabric of society. that is concerned about this issue. will that be enough to push...
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you're not getting out of washington today. you're getting left/right politics going back and forth, the media's not helping. we need to actually share information that is real, trusted and honest so we can start or having those kitchen table conversations again. only by actually getting real numbers out in the discussion do we start influencing the debate. that's one small step you could do. >> that's fabulous, and i love that, but i want to ask for an amendment also because 90% of the books that are bought are never read. so can you give us a three-page e-mail that we can send to our friends that give a summary of the book? now, i understand it won't do the whole job -- >> we have it. we have one already done. >> okay. let me just ask all of you, because i know we're having some mic problems, can people in the back hear when jason talks? you can? okay, fine. >> all right. >> not very well? >> here's what i'm going to do, i'm going to bring everybody up here. we're going to get really cozy. oh, you've got another mic? maybe it
you're not getting out of washington today. you're getting left/right politics going back and forth, the media's not helping. we need to actually share information that is real, trusted and honest so we can start or having those kitchen table conversations again. only by actually getting real numbers out in the discussion do we start influencing the debate. that's one small step you could do. >> that's fabulous, and i love that, but i want to ask for an amendment also because 90% of the...
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reciprocity makes the political universe of washington go around. we'll go around. back with the a-team in just moments. we'll take up, we'll find out why the nra seems to be the most effective advocate right now f public school safety. stay with us. from the best players in history to the number 1 club in the world. the potentl of manchester united unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. you know it can be hard to lbreathe, and how that feels.e, copd includes chronic onchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly
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even joe manchin has argued everything should be on the table and has a piece in "the washington post." he says "if you think the problem of mass violence in our country is just about gun, you're wrong. if you think it's just about an entertain industries that markets to kids you're wrong. if you think it's just about insufficient security or the lack of mental health services for troubled young people and adults you're wrong. we need to address all of them" is he right? >> i think you need a broader debate and the part i'm focused on is safety in the schools but absolutely. you have a mental health issue and component to this. i would make the point when it comes to more restrictions on firearms in our society if we go down that path, we're going to miss the focal point of providing safety. i think that is really the wrong debate to have. we've had an assault weapon ban previous in our history. you have school violence continued. it's not restricted to weapons that you think of timothy mcveigh, he used fertilizer to conduct his mayhem. i would rather focus on the safety side, what ca
even joe manchin has argued everything should be on the table and has a piece in "the washington post." he says "if you think the problem of mass violence in our country is just about gun, you're wrong. if you think it's just about an entertain industries that markets to kids you're wrong. if you think it's just about insufficient security or the lack of mental health services for troubled young people and adults you're wrong. we need to address all of them" is he right?...
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toward washington. -- george washington. try to stop gun sales in this country, you will run into a series of roadblocks. >> austria h a ms kling inhe mid-1990s and they passed a severe loss where all existing guns had to be turned in. the government bought them back. after a certain date if they were in your home, you were arrested. they have had a decrease in crime and suicide, which is an interesting development. it seems to me, you either have to go that route, which you cannot in the u.s. -- gun ownership in australia was 5% of households. gallup has shown is 47% here. we he the second amendment and the history back to washington. given that we are a different culture, the kinds of laws that we pass are almost always an effective as a result, because there are 300 million weapons out there today. unless you recall them the way that australia did, and we cannot do that -- you would have a reservoir that would last 100 years. >> you can imagine what would happen. there would be an insurrection. >> you do not have to permi
toward washington. -- george washington. try to stop gun sales in this country, you will run into a series of roadblocks. >> austria h a ms kling inhe mid-1990s and they passed a severe loss where all existing guns had to be turned in. the government bought them back. after a certain date if they were in your home, you were arrested. they have had a decrease in crime and suicide, which is an interesting development. it seems to me, you either have to go that route, which you cannot in the...
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an eye moscow moves a step closer to banning americans from adopting russian children in response to washington slapping sanctions on russian officials. and government left unaffected. but says that wiki leaks is set to release a million new secret files in the new year. two am in moscow treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. egypt's new constitution appears to have passed as a historic vote winning the majority of popular support according to unofficial tally is the referendum on the islam is a backdraft has led to deep divisions within the country and sparked violent protests cairo based journalist bel true has more. the preliminary results are in for egypt's contentious constitutional referendum egypt appears to voted for the constitution sixty four percent say yes. thirty six percent have said no this comes after mass dissent in the streets across the country with the cost three weeks against this constitution opposition forces say force a presidential dictatorship and was drafted by an islamist dominated assembly of the twenty seven gover
an eye moscow moves a step closer to banning americans from adopting russian children in response to washington slapping sanctions on russian officials. and government left unaffected. but says that wiki leaks is set to release a million new secret files in the new year. two am in moscow treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. egypt's new constitution appears to have passed as a historic vote winning the majority of popular support according to...
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and that's what i hoped we could do here in washington. maybe naively i went to work in the house, often working with the heritage foundation to create a better product here in washington. i saw social security, and not many people look below the surface, but we knew it was going broke. we knew we were taking in money that people were paying for this social security retirement benefit, but we were spending it all. and i thought, what an opportunity it would be for future generations, for my children, if we actually saved what people were putting into social security for their retirement. and you didn't have to do too much math to see that even for middle-class workers that americans could be millionaires when they retired if we even kept half of what was put into social security for them. it seemed like a good idea to create wealth and independence for individuals in retirement. but we made it a political idea and somehow convinced americans that it was riskier to save their social security contribution than it was just to spend it. i'm le
and that's what i hoped we could do here in washington. maybe naively i went to work in the house, often working with the heritage foundation to create a better product here in washington. i saw social security, and not many people look below the surface, but we knew it was going broke. we knew we were taking in money that people were paying for this social security retirement benefit, but we were spending it all. and i thought, what an opportunity it would be for future generations, for my...